Essays on Insurgency

Introduction

Since the dawn of human civilization annihilation of millions of people has been occurring. After the two World Wars, this annihilation took place through many civil wars fought within the nations all over the world. The Genocide or the mass killing of a particular ethnic group has been a common phenomenon in civil wars. In 1990s, the Kashmiri Hindus were expelled by Muslim terrorists through severe massacre. The question is whether mass massacre is the answer to any problem. There is a universal agreement that genocide is immoral and unethical (Jones, 1999). Still even after the horrified consequences of ...

Iraq

Introduction The period between 2003 and 2011 is a duration that will remain in the history of Iraq for decades to come. It was a period characterized by unprecedented levels of violence and political disorder whereby there was a strong influence exerted on Iraqi politics by foreign powers. The same period witnessed the American-led military troop invasion of Iraq, in an exercise that overthrew Saddam Hussein’s Ba’ath Party governance. The year 2011 marked the end of nearly decade-long fight when the US troops left the country. After the invasion, there were efforts to reconstruct Iraq. However, the ...

Introduction

This historiographical essay relies on the works of six authors to discuss the nature of guerrilla warfare and its implications on political, social and economic stabilities of the nations in Latin America. The articles address aspects of terror acts carried out by both insurgents and regimes to engage each other. The historiographical essay is also important in using historical accounts from articles to discuss the factors that contributed to success of revolutionary wars in nations such as Cuba and Nicaragua. The approach taken by the essay is chronologically reviewing by year of publication, what different authors wrote on the ...

Social movements are collective behaviors that are organized, purposeful, institutionalized, but their actions cannot be repeated. They seek some limited social change and tend to focus on a narrow group of people but advocate for radical changes. They also advocate for limited social change but tend to affect the changes across the entire society. The past analyses of social movements and social movement organizations have often been assumed to have a link with the frustrations and grievances of a collectivity of actors. The theoretical centrality of the analyses directs the socials movements away from its intense emphasis on the ...

Introduction

No doubt this nation has suffered greatly in the recent past and its staying power has been challenged to its limits, chief among them the insurgency of Boko HaramBoko Haram will soon know the strength of our will and commitment to rid this nation of terror we shall spare no effort until we defeat terrorism (Buhari cited in Associated Press, 2015b)). The above quotation is from the first speech of the newly elected President of Nigeria, Muhammadu Buhari. Buhari knew exactly what he was saying, when put tackling Boko Haram as the first issue of his agenda (Associated Press, ...

The two American presidents, George W. Bush and his immediate predecessor Barrack Obama displayed various clear points of similarities and differences during their tenures. This paper seeks to analyze the various similarities and differences between the two presidents in regard to their ideologies on foreign policy. Obama and Bush displayed a similar approach in the fight against terrorism across the whole world. George Bush in 2002 declared anti- terrorism war on Al-Qaeda following the terrorist attack on the US. In the pursuit of his “preemptive action” against the nations that would threaten its security, Bush launched a US military ...

Introduction

Socrates once declared that the fundamental rule, which most need to follow is in regard to national character. This statement that for every group that makes a nation, it must create it’s own character, lack of this thereof means that the people must start embracing one (Moulioukova 2011, p. 3). Scholars studying the concept of identity and its relation to foreign policy is one that has been donebefore, however, more research is needed and gaps that had been present in previously available literature be addressed. Altoraifi (2012, p. 27) explains that foreign policy and national identity cannot afford ...

The second Battle of Falluja involved also known as Operation Al-Farr and the Operation Phantom Fury, included joint forces of Iraq, United States, and Britain offensive in the year 2004, during the months of November and December (American Veteran Center). It is considered the greatest war that ever took place in the Iraqi’s Falluja soil. The United States Marine Corps approved by the Iraqi interim government to launch the attack and lead the war against the Iraqi insurgency in Falluja. It was considered one of the greatest conquest the United States have combated using the submarine in an ...

Introduction

This paper is to deal with one of main issue of post-WW2 world, namely the phenomenon of civil war. The analysis of this paper is devoted to such questions as the reasons for certain civil wars as well as concrete instances of such internal conflicts. Also, the paper is to discuss the major theoretical contributions and controversies related to the civil war research program: firstly, civil wars are defined conceptually, and then, operationally. Second, major theories relating to the issue of causes of civil wars and their results will be discussed, along with future directions and policy implications. The ...

Introduction

Counterinsurgency refers to any efforts initiated by either civilians or governments; that are geared towards quelling or thwarting an uprising or a guerilla insurgency within a given jurisdiction. Since many insurgencies present very novel circumstances; it is imperative that the counterinsurgents are appraised with these situations and that they adjust to the given situation accordingly. The process of seeking a thorough understanding of the processes of the adverse party and conforming to the newly tailored measures of countering these processes is what is prominently referred to as learning and adaptability. Here is a concise analysis of the importance of ...

Terrorism is a global threat that involves acquiring individuals especially the youth to carry out terrorist and violence attacks for various reasons. Recruitment into terrorist groups is a process met by both successes and failure by the recruitment personnel. The positive side involves the fact that the terrorist groups can attract new members, and consequently the terror groups can acquire approbation to help them carry out their activities. The downside of the terror groups involves high chances of the arrest of the terror suspects and offenders and compromise of intelligence chattels. There are various techniques used by terrorist groups ...

ABSTRACT

The Hamas in a terrorist organization that has a long and diverse history. In this paper, I will examine this body and break down its organizational structure. Other sectors of key interest will be its ideologies, military involvement, and past atrocities. This will facilitate an in-depth understanding of the Hamas, its vindication as a terrorist organization and the role it plays in the Middle East.

INTRODUCTION

While all these definitions appear concise at face value, countries worldwide are confronted by a serious challenge of picking a comprehensive definition. With the State Department of the United States' definition, for example, sub-political ...

INTRODUCTION

In 2001, New York City wakes up to horrific attacks caused by the al-Qaeda terrorist of September 11, on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon buildings. As a result, the political leaders declared a "war on terrorism" which was to include more than 60 countries as enemies and planned to last for fifty years. In the same year, President Bush allocated $379 billion in Pentagon budget that included $48 billion for fighting terrorism. The parameters and nature of the war on terrorism, however, continue to be frustratingly unclear. The war on terrorism contained elements of war and non-war. ...

Understanding the Local Society in which Counterinsurgency Operations are conducted is Critical to Mission Success. Discuss. There has been a history in world political affairs when insurgency has forced single or joint counterinsurgency operations, organized in collaboration with the ruling government of that country to help it militarily to defeat insurgent forces. Before writing on counterinsurgency, we need to comprehend its meaning, which is an antonym of insurgency. According to Cambridge Dictionary Online, insurgency refers to a scenario when a country is taken control of by its people through the use of arms and ammunition, in other words, forcefully. ...

Performance Management

Abstract Performance management is an essential element in any organization. Measuring an organization's performance harness the management's ability to evaluate the company's position and determine its capacity to stipulated objectives. Subsequently, through performance evaluation, an organization receives real-time data documenting its progress, strengths, weaknesses, threats, as well as potent opportunities. Therefore, the received information plays a focal role in guiding an organization towards achieving its mandate and surpassing numerous obstacles. Dr. W Edward Deming, an American engineer, lecturer, statistician, management consultant, and professor unveiled the System of Profound Knowledge. Though it marked the culmination of the professor's works, he ...

The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) commonly called the “Tamil Tigers of Sri Lanka” is one of the brutal terrorist groups all over the world. The LTTE originated in Sri Lanka and became a full-blown terrorist organization. The group joined its forces with their contacts that came from Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine. LTTE made use of standard guerrilla tactics and also created uniformed units to launch terrorism. Decades passed before the Sri Lankan government ended the war with the Tamil Tigers. It was only in May of 2009 when the authorities of Sri Lanka declared their ...

Better communication means using the same definitions. The words that are used by the petroleum industry to describe the amount of production, waste and loss are not clearly defined. Transparency is absolutely needed and communication with the IOCs must be improved. The petroleum industrial sector must be held responsible for what they say and what they do. Unravelling the doublespeak in written and spoken messages from the IOCs needs to be a serious goal. The people of the Niger Delta can be involved in translating the dialogue and regulatory intentions of the IOCs. They live in the reality and involving ...

The U.S. Victory in Vietnam: Lost and Found

The Iraq war and its insurgency has been likened to Vietnam’s insurgency, the U.S. also faces an equal defeat. Contrarily, people in support of the Iraq war state that Vietnam and the U.S do not share any similarity with the defeat of the U.S. in the Vietnam War.

The U.S. is very dissimilar with Vietnam War, the U.S. won in 1973. It has been argued in two prisms: the Chinese Revolution has been likened to Indochina; the conflict was a Vietnamese Revolution and this was not a threat to the ...

Introduction

Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) was a Tamil insurgency and terrorist group, which fought for an independent state of Tamil Eelam in Sri Lanka. LTTE was founded in 1976, and since 1983 was engaged in a civil war with government forces. The civil war between LTTE and Sri Lanka government lasted for 26 years and claimed approximately 60,000 human lives (Human Rights Watch, 2006, p. 1). The rise of LTTE movement started with ethnical conflict, based on Sinhalese discrimination of Tamil ethnic minority. Underrepresentation of Tamil minority in the government as well as social exclusion from Sri Lankan community ...

One example of a terrorist group that supported nationalistic and ethnic separatist terrorism is the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) commonly called the “Tamil Tigers of Sri Lanka” was known for being one of the most brutal and active terrorist organization in the international community (Pickert, 2009). The group originated from Sri Lanka with their group leader, Vellupillai Prabhakaran. They started engaging in warfare in when they detached the group from the Tamil homeland (Pickert, 2009). LTTE engaged in ground and sea attacks by using grenade launchers, rockets and other deadly weapons. In the article of Pickert (2009), ...

Defining Terrorism

Defining terrorism is a very complex issue, the importance of which cannot be overstated in the world today. The problem with declaring a “War on Terror” is that there is no catch-all definition of what constitutes terrorism (O’Kane, 2007). Most people have a very general idea of what terrorism looks like; it is easy to describe an act as terrorism once it has occurred, but it is very difficult to define terrorism as a whole before it happens.

A good definition of an act of terrorism is, arguably, an act, often a violent act, whose purpose is to terrify, scare, or otherwise ...

Counterterrorism and counterinsurgency are two concepts that are seemingly similar to one another but are substantially different. Terrorists and insurgents are not the same, with both having specific defining characteristics pertaining to their roles (Crisis Group Asia, 2008). Counterterrorism operations are more concerned with fighting terrorists, destabilizing their activities and capturing them. It is important to note that terrorism, in itself, is a strategy employed by various groups with different objectives. Insurgents, on the other hand, only use terrorism as a tactic. They may choose to use it or not but nevertheless, they are still threatening as they ...

Afghanistan occupation: Take a pro or con position on whether the US should pull out of Afghanistan as it is today.

Thesis statement

Public opinion in the United States of America is for the government to withdraw American troops from Afghanistan. I will not support the pulling out of the troops out of Afghanistan.

Introduction

There was information from the White House regarding a statement on the status of the available negotiations between Afghanistan and the United States of America with the main intention of keeping the troops in Afghanistan after the year 2014. The White House and the Pentagon have been advocating for a ...

(Course/Major)

On the 15th of December 2011, American troops lowered the US flag from their base in Baghdad, signaling the end of the American military and peacekeeping mission in Iraq. After a year short of a decade of military missions in the country, the dismantling of the regime of Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein as well as the explosion of sectarian violence and civil disturbances, the situation was further aggravated by the continuing involvement of the Al-Qaeda terrorist organization. In this light, the official departure of American troops from Iraq, and the cessation of active US participation in keeping the peace ...

The Turkish independence war led to the birth of the Republic of Turkey. The post-colonial government was expected to be a bastion of freedom and civil liberties. The Ottoman Empire had been defeated in the First World War, and the Sultanate abolished. The Turkish people formed the Turkish National Movement to wage war against the allied nations to grant independence to Turkey. A nationalistic government was formed in 1923 after the Treaty of Lausanne, which led to the establishment of the Turkish Republic. After independence, the government was considered to be despotic in relation to the human rights. The Kurdish ...

Thesis: As of the present time, the absence of democracy and Western ideals of peace in areas such as Ukraine and North Korea emphasizes a possibility of America failing to act as a global police because one move they make may be read differently by the opposing side and declare war, which America is trying to prevent. - Since the end of the Cold War, the United States had been active to stop the onset of war or conflict in highly tensed nations which were either marred by terrorism or the lack of democracy under the Wilsonian foreign policy made ...

Many years after President George W. Bush declared that U.S. achieved its military goals in Iraq, the U.S. military stationed in Iraq still faces one of the worst forms of insurgency. The situation is not any better in Afghanistan where U.S. forces have been maintaining law and order for more than a decade. The unconventional and irregular warfare fought in both countries presented significant challenges that promoted war planners to rethink their strategy. Historical lessons learned from the French-Algerian War (1954-1962) as well as the American experience in Vietnam proved to be useful in developing a plan for adapting and succeeding ...

The relationship between the revolution in France and Haiti

The Haitian Revolution resulted from a long fight on the fragment of the slaves in the French colony of St. Domingue, however was also driven by the free Mulattoes who had initially faced the prosecutions of being signified as semi-citizens. The revolution saw slavery to end and resulted to the establishment of the republic of Haiti. The colony of Saint-Domingue, geologically roughly the identical land mass that is currently Haiti was the lushest colony in the West Indies and perhaps the richest in the history of the globe. Driven by slave effort and enabled by rich soil and model climate, ...

The purpose of this report is to provide an overview of the impacts of the iPad in a typical workplace. Several technological advancements have hit the workplace, but it is important to delve on a specific technological improvement. The main emphasis of the report is to highlight the significance of adopting the iPad in today’s workplace. The report will focus on the benefits, and challenges, if any, that may arise out of iPad usage in the workplace. The complete report will seek to convince companies to implement the use of iPad in the workplace owing to the many advantages ...

Abstract

The advent of war is usually occasioned by the development of conflict of interest between warring factions; however, the result of the war is usually a resolution that comes from the defeat of one faction or a peaceful agreement between the warring parties. This paper reviews literature that provides information as to reasons behind the duration that wars take. In respect to this, the focus of the literature review is to analyze literatures advanced on the topic of duration of wars. The intention of the literature review is to investigate reasons behind why some wars take a short duration to resolve while ...

Introduction

The bloody Algerian Civil War was triggered off when the army staged a coup d’état to halt an impending second round election victory by the Islamic Salvation Front. However, the causes of the conflict are both complex and interrelated. The deposition of President Chadli Benjedid in January of 1992 and cancellation of the election results, brought to a head the more than three years of continuous riots and demonstrations in the lead up to the first ever multiparty. The basic problem stems from the country’s indecision on whether to introduce democracy or not, especially when it became apparent that ...

Synopsis

The movie ‘Casablanca’ is set in the World War II setting. One of the main characters Rick owns a makeshift café in the northern Africa town of Casablanca in Morocco. He refuses to take sides in the war despite his long standing opposition to the Nazis. The movie revolves around Rick and his relationship with a young woman named Ilsa. His short association with her causes him great resentment, even derailing his insurgency against the Nazis. The story runs from a time they were having a good time in Paris. The lived and chose not to reveal too much about each to one ...

The fact that U.S. is the global superpower is unquestionable. Since the beginning of the 20th century, United States positioned itself as a dominant military and diplomatic force to reckon with (Palmer & Morgan, 2011). The country’s emergence as a global power is not an accident, but a result of careful planning and adoption of responsive policies. For example, economic expansion of 1890-1920 was crucial to the country’s rise to world-power status. The economic rise had the support of a rising population, which provided the manpower to expand agriculture and industry. The good economy also led to overseas trade, which contributed to ...

Introduction

The United States was and still the most powerful military and economic force around the globe. The country’s number one position is maintained through intervention into some countries they believe unfriendly to the United States interest. However, the superpower position has not brought victory at all times. There may have some points wherein power is not always the winning side of the war. The United States may have lacked some concrete insurgency and guerilla warfare plans throughout the war in Vietnam. Way back 1973; fifty eight thousand American soldiers lost their lives during the war in Vietnam in ...

Introduction

Gender is the general makeup of the male and female. A male is masculine in nature, and with the physic and attitude he is central believed to perform duties, which a feminine body figure cannot, and vice versa. While marriage is traditionally defined as coming together of the opposite sex persons with an intention of forming a family, the two are intertwined such that the either sex depending on the society expectation as the role to play. Down from and during early human life, Men and women assigned different roles that mutually help and foster wellbeing of society. Many societies ...

Does Al-Qaeda a represent a ‘global insurgency’?

The September 11, 2011 attacks in the United States can be considered the day that shook the balance of power and peace throughout the globe as the attack instigated terror to reign after decades of peace from the Great Wars. The attack, instigated by an Islamic terrorist group known as Al-Qaeda, targeted several installations showcasing the US’ power: the World Trade Center and the Pentagon. Thousands had perished in the attack, plagued the world in fear and a few clamored to find answers as to how such attack existed in this time of peace. The international community, led by the ...

General Purpose: Indian sub continent is diverse and too large to administer.

Specific Purpose: Geographically, culturally, religiously and significantly diverse population cohabit Indian sub continent. The variety in geography has led to unequal sharing of natural resources and infrastructure. Religious preferences have led to violence, terrorism and activism. Democratic rule aiding internal divisions of large states and ever-increasing population is leading the country to cross roads of uncertainty. Thesis: Present state of affairs in the Indian sub continent is an amalgam of historical events and global factors of economic sways. I. Introduction

A. Geography

B. Hindu nation II. Zones of Diversity

A. Climatic and geographic zones

B. Urban versus rural III. Infrastructure

A. Physical infrastructure

B. Social ...

Forum 1 Chemical Attacks

- How has the Japanese terrorist group Aum Shinrikyo had a significant effect on counter-terrorist preparedness against chemical and biological weapons in the United States? The group pretended to be a religious organization communicating their theories through biblical messages. In such a way countries were not initially suspicious of them as being terrorists, but a religious cult. However, when they were discovered, the group produced the most dangerous devices of mass destruction ever manufactured in the world. They made the sarin gas, which they secretly released in a Toyo subway attacking five trains. Subsequently, a total of 5, 000 people were injured, with 15 ...

Abstract

US Special Operation Forces (SOF) are elite military units affiliated to the United States of America with the ability to conduct a wide range of land, water and air missions behind the enemy lines under the U.S. Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) commandant. Currently USSOCOM has deployed over 12000 of its 33000 special operators across the world half of whom are in Afghanistan and the remaining in 70 odd countries. The US SOF has the following strategic roles as mandated by congress and the department of defense in the fight against the war on terror. Foreign internal defense which enables ...

In the 2007 film Charlie Wilson’s War, US Representative Charlie Wilson (Tom Hanks) finds himself working to increase funding and support for the mujahedeen freedom fighters battling the Soviet Union in Afghanistan, often through underhanded and clandestine means. The film presents Wilson as a champion rallying behind a cause, idealistically hoping to help the mujahedeen defeat the Soviet Union and give them the help they desperately needed. Charlie uses substantial political bargaining and maneuvering to get the funding for CIA agent Gust Avrakotos’ group, something that places his actions in a bit more ambiguous area with regards to political ethics. In ...

Introduction

Insurgence is defined as the armed rebellion towards a constituted authority. The people who practice insurgence use terrorism while others use the guerrilla warfare as an instrument to fight. There have been some cases where some countries such as Philippines that practised insurgence which was not violent. There are different types of insurgence that is practiced by different countries especially when there is violence. The main purpose for the insurgence is in countries that have problems in religion, ethnic, political and economic. The other instances are when a particular group or people in a country are dissatisfied with the ruling power. There ...

The American war on Iraq has been one of the most controversial topics. It has been difficult to lay decisions based on this war in a blatant manner. While there are people vouching for the war, another group seems to think that the war is unfounded. This has led to upheavals by civic groups against this war. Consequently, President Bush of the United States of America has always been forced to explain his stand regarding the war. Whether or not the reasons given for this war are satisfactory remains an individual decision. Decisions always have consequences, and this statement has ...

I agree that Americans were on their way to independence before 1776. They were interested in governing themselves so they formed groups to resist the British government. This was in view of various incidences of dissent against authority of the British. The British found it difficult to govern the Americans as they were met with strong resistance. Citizens of Boston rejected the Tea Act because it was not favorable to them. I agree that Americans started pursuing independence before it was declared in 1776. There was animosity between the white Americans and Indian Americans who were constantly killing one ...

Counterterrorism incorporates the techniques, tactics, practices, and strategies adopted by governments, police departments, militaries, and corporations to attack terrorist acts and threats both real and implied. Most measures taken to counter terrorism tend to pay more attention to the insurgency rather than the acts of terror themselves. The term Foreign Internal Defense or (FID) is used in reference to programs meant to either to contain insurgency, or lessen the conditions which could promote the development of insurgency. Counter-terrorism includes the detection of possible acts of terrorism and the response or reaction to events related to terrorism.

US Strategy on Counterterrorism

Most of the ...

The war on terror has been one of the most expensive battles to burden the United State of America economy. In the most recent decades, the war has been waged against terrorist groups like the al Qaeda and the Taliban. The main challenge on the fight against the al Qaeda group is the lack of a central region of operation and use of guerilla war tactics. The group is spread in Afghanistan, Pakistan and some part of Africa. The 11th September 2001 twin tower attacks on the United State soil saw President George .W. Bush officially declare war on terror ( ...

Abstract

As early as the times of the Roman Empire, warfare plays a huge role in the determination of who dominates a territory. The scramble for resources has made war a necessary evil that is hard to ignore. The geographical and economic expansion of the United States of America can to a large extent is attributed to the military and the naval supreme powers that it possesses. The United States of America is considered a world hegemon due to its involvement in world politics. The other states in other world possess resources that are often of interest to the United States. For instance, the invasion ...

Identity Conflicts never begin as identity conflicts

Literature Review: In ‘The Myth of Global Ethnic Conflicts’, John Bowen argues that although conflicts may at face value appear to have been simmering for hundreds of years under the surface, this is not always the case as can be seen in the former Yugoslavia conflicts. In ‘Ethnic and Nationalist Violence’, Brubaker and Laitin argue along similar lines to Bowen but they also delve into the problem with far greater detail demonstrating that perceptions of violence may not always be what they seem or what they appear. This is further reinforced by the fact that the former ...

“Ultimately it was Australia’s dependence on the United States that led it into Vietnam” (Gregory Pemberton). Is this a correct analysis of Australian military involvement in Vietnam in the 1960s?

The Vietnam War or the Second Indochina War—a conflict between the North and South Vietnam to gain the ruling power over Vietnam—took place from 1962 to 1975 (The Cold Warrior). While the United States and other democratic countries supported South Vietnam, communist nations, People’s Republic of China and Soviet Union supported North Vietnam (The Cold Warrior). Several international events were responsible for the revolution that resulted in ...

WHO defines violence as “the intentional use of physical force or power, threatened or actual, against oneself, another person, or against a group or community that either results in or has a high likelihood of resulting in injury, death, psychological harm, maldevelopment, or deprivation. 1” The concept and existence of violence is not new and has been found from the time immemorial. There are countless examples illustrating the fact that Violence has been used by the people to manipulate things in their favor and as a way to employ own plans. The books of history are full with the use of violence ...

Traditionally, wars were fought over land, wealth, feuds and women. However, this was a time when nations were not capable of triggering global. Industrialization and the development of weapons technology changed this drastically and the two great World Wars are testimonies to the impact that conflict in one part of the world can have on global politics.

Hence, war, post the World Wars, became increasingly about defense than offence. As the Cold War ended with the dissolution of the U.S.S.R., the U.S. foreign policy, that had for long been focused on containing communism, lost direction1. The new grand strategy that ...

Why the United States Fought in the Vietnam War

Introduction History is not very clear about the origin and the rational behind the United States involvement in the Vietnam War. However, the blanket story is that the main reason why the United States entangled itself with Vietnam is because of its defense of its political ideology – democracy (Henretta, p. 32). It was said that the United States had to counter the Communist insurgencies in Vietnam solely because it wanted to reduce and/or eradicate the spread of communism in South East Asia. Hence, it needed to attack Vietnamese communists as a fight against the counter ideology of democracy - ...

Background of the Study

Since the establishment of the People’s Republic of China (PRC), the role of China in the relation between Thailand and Cambodia has been quite evident. China has been involved in a number of ways, including the border disputes between Cambodia and Thailand, which started several years ago. Cambodia’s historical concern about Thailand’s inversion on its western provinces depicts a case where an ASEAN state has suspended diplomatic relations with another (Weatherbee 2008). The border dispute started in 1954, and in 2003, it took a new course. This conflict has impacted negatively on the development of ASEAN and on the ...

Introduction

This is a comprehensive analysis that compares insurgencies and terrorists movements of post Second World War II and in our times. O’Neill begins this book by looking at post world war II insurgencies that have emerged which are related to terrorism and guerilla wars. He analyzes the nature of insurgency, tactics used in these guerilla wars both military and political “these so called small wars, which can be found on all continents, are often very costly and frequently involve major interest of regional and global powers,”1, and makes us understand both physical and human environment of ...